Announce new album for Closed Casket Activities: ‘In Oblivion’, out May 23, 2025. On tour in North America April + May with Despize, High Vis…

Born out of Hudson Valley’s ever-evolving scene in 2018, Age Of Apocalypse has proven themselves to be the next evolutionary step in bringing metallic hardcore with sung vocals to a modern era. On their second full-length LP ‘In Oblivion’ — incoming May 23, 2025 — the band takes everything that caught the world’s attention on 2022’s ‘Grim Wisdom’ and triples down on it all, showing their penchant for writing genuinely huge metallic hardcore epics without eschewing any of the frenetic energy inherent to the genre. Singer Dylan Kaplowitz has truly come into his own as a frontman as his voice soars to operatic heights in one moment, crashing down to hellish lows in screaming the next. Opener ‘Mortal Coil’ shows Kaplowitz standing comfortably next to what Steele, Caputo and Jenkins were doing in the 90s, while bringing his own flair and emotive ability to the forefront. The rest of the band flourishes equally, as Jack Xiques‘ riffs blend together everything from Stigmata, Section 8, Randy Rhoads and Paul Gilbert into a singular, thrilling sound. While many have tried and failed to bridge the gap between clean vocals and hardcore, Age Of Apocalypse have taken the throne as modern masters of the sound. Kaplowitz comments: “‘Mortal Coil’ deals with the themes of loss and how one navigates grief or betrayal. It expresses that we all have to follow these paths of life, however difficult, but we don’t have to navigate these hardships alone… the music video follows a mother retelling the story of how she met the father of her daughter. Her retelling is kind of mythic and embellished, which I feel we tend to do when we tell stories to kids. I definitely just ripped off some of my favorite directors shot-wise and just had a lot of fun with it. Jack and I were adamant about shooting on 16mm. I think it pays homage to the music videos we saw as kids from the 90′s and how vibrant and textural they were.” LP was produced by Taylor Young (Twitching Tongues, God’s Hate) and partially recorded at The Pit. Young‘s work both as a musician and his clear history in playing hardcore centered around clean singing comes out in spades, as the album manages to help progress this dynamic into a new era. The record features guest appearances from Colin Young (Twitching Tongues, Holy Blade), Shaun Alexander (Demonstration Of Power), Graham Sayle (High Vis), marking the first time the band has incorporated guest vocals on a release. With their upcoming spring tour dates alongside High Vis, Militarie Gun and more, 2025 will prove group is here, and there’s no end in sight.

Age Of Apocalypse, on tour:

Apr. 04 Newburgh, NY – Untouchable
Apr. 05 Hollywood, FL – American Legion Post
Apr. 07 Pensacola, FL – The Handle Bar $
Apr. 08 Houston, TX – White Swan $
Apr. 09 Dallas, TX – Haltom Theater $
Apr. 10 Albuquerque, NM – Ren’s Den $
Apr. 11 Phoenix, AZ – Kingdom Boxing $
Apr. 12 Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Underground $
Apr. 13 San Francisco, CA – Neck of the Woods $
Apr. 15 Seattle, WA – Neumo’s %
Apr. 16 Vancouver, BC – Pearl %
Apr. 17 Portland, OR – Revolution Hall %
Apr. 18 Boise, ID – Shrine Ballroom %
Apr. 19 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge %
Apr. 20 Denver, CO – Marquis Theater %
Apr. 21 Des Moines, IA – Lefty’s Live %
Apr. 22 Kansas City, KS – Bottleneck %
Apr. 23 St. Louis, MO – Off Broadway %
Apr. 24 Nashville, TN – Basement East %
Apr. 25 Louisville, KY – LDB Fest
Apr. 26 Detroit, MI – Lincoln Factory %
Apr. 27 Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge %
Apr. 29 Philadelphia, PA – TLA %
Apr. 30 Boston, MA – Middle East %
May 01 Brooklyn, NY – Warsaw %
May 02 Baltimore, MD – The Ottobar %
May 03 Durham, NC – Motorco %
May 04 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade %

$ with Despize, Cross Of Disbelief
% with High Vis, Militarie Gun

‘In Oblivion’, tracklisting:

Mortal Coil
Maximum Suffering
Gilded Hatred
In Oblivion
Equalizer
Apocalypse Intro
Impulse
Snake Oil God
Symbol of Mourning
Over Mine

Photo by Chloe Locarro